COOKIES

A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier. When You visit a website, that site's computer asks Your computer for permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated for cookies.

Information gathered through cookies and web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent on our Website, and the websites visited just before and just after our Website.

HOW WE USE COOKIES

We use the cookies described below. By moving on to the next page, You indicate Your acceptance of our cookies.

We use both first party and third party cookies. That is, both we and third party companies set cookies through this Website.

We use “analytical” cookies which, in conjunction with our web server's log files, allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people visiting our website and which parts of the website are most popular. This helps us gather feedback so that we can improve our Website and better serve our users and clients.

If You log in to our Website and/or the content management system, cookies will be used to store Your session and credentials.

On some of our web pages third parties may also set their own cookies (for example when You click social media sharing buttons or view embedded videos hosted on another website). We cannot access the data stored in any such cookies.

We use ‘session’ cookies which enable You to carry information across pages of the Website and avoid having to re-enter information. Session cookies enable us to compile statistics that help us to understand how the Website is being used and to improve its structure.

We use ‘persistent’ cookies which are cookies that remain in the cookies file of Your browser for longer and help us to recognise You as a unique visitor to the Website, tailoring the content of certain areas of the Website to offer You content that match Your preferred interests.

REFUSING COOKIES

In any case, we inform You that since the cookies are unnecessary to use the Website, You can block cookies by activating the setting on Your browser which allows You to refuse the setting of all or some cookies (see below for further details). Almost all browsers permit You to be warned of the presence of cookies or to reject them automatically. If You reject them, You may continue to use our Website, although You use of some of its services may be limited. However, please note that if You use Your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) You may not be able to access all or parts of our Website.

You may also delete cookies at any time by going to the browsing settings on Your web browser.

For details about how to adjust Your cookie settings in the following browsers, please visit the relevant link:

OUR COOKIES

Here is a list of the cookies we use, their purpose and how long they will remain on Your computer in a maximum period of days as indicated below (unless You actively delete them earlier):

Strictly necessary:

Cookie name: ASP.NET_SessionId Originating party (1st party): AstraZeneca.com Originating page(s): The first page that the user visits Data collected by the cookie: Session information Purpose: ASP.NET issues a cookie called ASP.NET_SessionId. This cookie contains the user's session ID and the cookie will expire at the end of the session (when you close your browser). This cookie does not store personal data about you. Expiry: End of Session

Performance/analytics:

Cookie name: _utma Originating page(s): The first page that the user visits Originating party (3rd party): Google Analytics Data collected by the cookie: Page visits Purpose: _utma is used to track a visitor and is persistent i.e. doesn’t expire unless cookies are cleared. Each unique browser that visits a page on astrazeneca.com is provided with a unique ID via the __utma cookie. In this way, subsequent visits to the website via the same browser are recorded as belonging to the same (unique) visitor. Expiry: 2 years from end of last visit

Cookie name: _utmb Originating page(s): The first page that the user visits Originating party (3rd party): Google Analytics Data collected by the cookie: Visitor sessions Purpose: _utmb is used to determine a visitor session. It is set when a visitor enters the website and finishes after a user pauses on a page of the site for more than 30 minutes or 30 minutes after a visitor leaves the website. Expiry: 30 minutes after End of Session or no activity

Cookie name: _utmc Originating page(s): The first page that the user visits Originating party (3rd party): Google Analytics Data collected by the cookie: Visitor sessions Purpose: _utmc was also used to determine a visitor session. It is set when a visitor enters the website and it expires at the end of a browser session. Expiry: End of Session

Cookie name: _utmz Originating page(s): The first page that the user visits Originating party (3rd party): Google Analytics Data collected by the cookie: Referrals and conversions Purpose: utmz is used to track the type of referral that drove the visitor to astrazeneca.com e.g. a search engine result, a direct link, or an ad that links to the site. The parameters in the cookie value string are parsed and sent in the GIF Request (in the utmcc variable). The expiration date for the cookie is set as 6 months into the future. This cookie gets updated with each subsequent page view to your site and is used to determine visitor navigation within your site. Expiry: 6 months from end last visit